Tag: Affordable Care Act
U.S. bishops focused on 'ensuring fundamental right’ to health care
Catholic News Service
INDIANAPOLIS — As the country awaits the U.S. Senate’s plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act in the coming weeks,...
Church leaders welcome leaked HHS draft lifting contraceptive mandate
Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON -- A leaked draft rule from the Department of Health and Human Services exempting religious groups from the contraceptive mandate of...
House narrowly OKs Affordable Care Act repeal-replace bill
Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON — The House passed a bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act by a four-vote margin May 4. The...
New U.S. health care bill withdrawn after if falls short of...
Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON — Sister Carol Keehan, a Daughter of Charity, who is president and CEO of the Catholic Health Association, doesn't mince words...
Hackett reflects on his three years as U.S. ambassador to Vatican
Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY — Ken Hackett, the U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, is gearing up to try retirement for the second time....
Washington Letter — Theologians’ brief in HHS mandate case might lead...
Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court cases, with their multiple friend-of-the-court briefs, leave extensive paper trails behind them and although these briefs might get...
Religious groups back Supreme Court’s idea on contraceptive coverage
WASHINGTON — The religious nonprofits challenging their participation in the contraceptive mandate under the Affordable Care Act agreed with a U.S. Supreme Court proposal...
Supreme Court hears arguments in HHS contraceptive mandate case
Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON — During oral arguments March 23 at the Supreme Court, attorneys on both sides of the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive requirement...
Crowd outside Supreme Court rallies against federal contraceptive mandate
Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON — In the end, the women religious decided it would be good to sing after all.
That wasn't on the agenda for...
Supreme Court will hear appeals in Catholic cases against contraceptive mandate...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court justices said Nov. 6 they will hear seven pending appeals in lawsuits brought by several Catholic and other...